Trains from Retford to Edinburgh

Retford to Edinburgh train information

• The route connecting Retford, which is in England and Edinburgh, located in Scotland is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.
• The train is a quick and simple solution to travel to Edinburgh from Retford. The average train time from Retford to Edinburgh is 3h23m to cover the 203 miles.
• Prices may vary quickly. We suggest you to make a search to look at the latest available offers.

Best prices for Retford to Edinburgh train tickets

Retford - Edinburgh prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Retford to Edinburgh by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Retford - Edinburgh: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Retford to Edinburgh are increasing the closer you get to your departure day. According to our data, if you buy your train 2 months in advance, you can find tickets from £37 whereas when purchasing your seat 15 days in advance, you will need to spend at least £53 for your train. Thus, you may save 30% on the price of your ticket by booking 2 months in advance instead of 15 days in advance.

The figures are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Retford to Edinburgh trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Retford and Edinburgh by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Edinburgh to Retford and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Retford - Edinburgh train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you are able to get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to pay less for your Retford Edinburgh train ticket.

To understand the savings that you can make with a railcard, you need to evaluate how many trips you need to make earnings. You will see that commonly only a few trips are needed.

For your calculation, you must include the railcard cost, for instance £30, the discount on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a Retford Edinburgh ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you on average 2 trips from Edinburgh to Retford (one way journey) with your railcard to start saving money.

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard that costs £20. Railcards enable you to get 34% off most adult fares, hence you will save 1/3 on most train tickets.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey